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          Ee Tiang Hong () was born in Malacca, Malaysia.

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          Ee Tiang Hong (b. 1933–1990)

          CRITICAL INTRODUCTION

          Written by Mandy Chi Man Lo
          Dated 9 Oct 2016

          Like many other English-educated writers, Ee Tiang Hong’s choice of language as his vehicle for expression was not necessarily political; instead, it served as his most convenient and effective means of expression.

          Yet, he did not hold back on offering his opinions on the nation-building project that was the then newly-formed Federation of Malaya.

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        1. Ee Tiang Hong () was born in Malacca, educated in both Malacca and Singapore, and by , he migrated to Perth, Australia, with his family and where.
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        3. Ee Tiang Hong was born in Malacca (Malaysia) in of Chinese descent.
        4. Description: Ee Tiang Hong was a Malayan poet of Chinese at Malacca during the British.

          5. Many Malayans had a burning desire to contribute to the formation of a national identity and culture. For Ee, in contrast to some writers who sought to unite Malaya through Malay language and culture, “Malayan identity [ . . . ] meant additional Malayan cultural influences, joined onto their Peranakan and British colonial heritage” (Keong 47).

          In the poem “I of the Three Monkeys,” the persona’s identity is heterogeneous, resisting assimilation, reflecting Ee’s desire for a similar attitude towards the Malayan people:

          I of the many